Malachy Clerkin: David Clifford should win Footballer of the Year but it’s an extremely marginal call
For Ryan O’Donoghue to match the Kerry all-time great in a brilliant season is an incredible achievement in and of itself
Mayo GAA
This small Mayo club was at the centre of the GAA universe on Saturday evening
‘There is no post office, no shop, no pub. The GAA club is Garrymore, and Garrymore is the GAA club’
Mayo GAA mourns death of chairman Séamus Tuohy
Breaffy man was elected as Mayo chair in 2021 having carried out several other roles within the county throughout his life
All-Star football nominations: Full list of 45 players as 11 Mayo stars make the cut
Eleven players from Andy Moran’s side among 45 nominees
Rathmore back at the football summit in Kerry after beating Dr Crokes
Slaughtneil hang on to maintain their dominance of hurling in Derry
Mayo to face Kerry in London in repeat of All-Ireland final
Exhibition match will take place at StoneX Stadium, home of rugby side Saracens
‘I needed a break from the mental side of it’: Cathal McShane on leaving Tyrone set-up
Sparkling club form sparks talk of a potential return to intercounty scene
Kobe mania in full flow as Crossmolina get unprecedented interest for Mayo club game
Few GAA players have ever had such hysteria lumped upon their shoulders in such a brief period of time as McDonald has these past few months
Kobe McDonald gets green light from St Kilda to chase county title with Crossmolina
Mayo star will line out with Deel Rovers before he starts Australian Rules career
Electric Picnic 2026 highs and lows: CMAT’s home comforts, a scary crush, and the pees and queues debate
Eighty thousand music fans spent the weekend on the Stradbally Hall estate. Here’s what we loved and hated
Electric Picnic 2026: Biblical rain, bopping families, surprise acts and popular covers
Festival director defends handling of crowd control issues, saying one set cancelled as organisers ‘not willing’ to risk lives
Saw Doctors bring out Mayo team at Electric Picnic for performance 75 years in the making
Main arena is a sea of green and red as soaked but high-spirited fans gather in their thousands to see the All-Ireland champions
‘104 bagpipers and drummers marched us across the bridge’: How Sam Maguire is touring Mayo
Since Mayo won their first All-Ireland in 75 years, the cup has not been out of the sight of an adoring public
Don’t worry about athletes, the Robot Games showcases how they might replace the rest of us
AI Olympics won’t threaten elite sportspeople – I’m just happy there isn’t a sportswriting category
Aaron Gillane says patience and psychology the key to Limerick’s latest triumph
Patrickswell man praises influence of sports psychologist Caroline Currid in All-Ireland run
Ruairí Kinsella: ‘I notice the progress. Just small milestones, but I’m getting stronger’
Meath GAA player shares his rehab journey after cruciate ligament surgery
Kobe McDonald on his AFL move: ‘I could never say no, never turn it down’
Mayo star explains how joining St Kilda helped fulfil dream of becoming a professional athlete
Ryan O’Donoghue: ‘After the All-Ireland, a lot of people know where Belmullet is’
Mayo star ‘shed a lot of tears’ as he remembers proud moment of bringing Sam Maguire to hometown
Ryan O’Donoghue named July’s PwC Footballer of the Month after helping Mayo to All-Ireland glory
Gearóid Hegarty selected for hurling, Síofra O’Shea for women’s football and Ciara Hickey for camogie
Paul Galvin: ‘It’s a bad loss for us, I think we have to be cold about it’
‘It’s a bad loss for us, and I think we have to be cold about it and analytical about it’
Ciarán Kilkenny: ‘Phenomenal talent’ Kobe McDonald has what it takes to excel in Australia
Retiring star backs McDonald to make a big impact in Aussie Rules
Galway Races aiming to ‘get ahead of the game’ when trying to curb underage drinking
Official Ballybrit attendance of 124,745 only slightly down on last year’s tally
GAA cups used to be filled with Guinness by the champions. Now, celebrations are more rigid
The rapturous, highly organised gathering in Castlebar last Monday was a far cry from the freewheeling and spontaneous events of old
As soon as the hooter sounded in Croke Park, the story was no longer about football
Mayo’s joyous All-Ireland win was also about roots and identity and a rebuttal of the past
Conor McManus: Joy for Mayo tempered by heartbreaking farewell to my friend Stephen Gollogly
The joy of ending a 75-year football famine is tempered by the heartbreaking farewell to Monaghan teammate Stephen Gollogly
‘My legs started shaking, I couldn’t control myself’: John Maughan on watching Mayo close in on Sam
Former Mayo manager on soaking up the joy of All-Ireland win: ‘There’s no script for any of this’
The spiralling projected cost of the Metrolink brings the NCH to mind
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Kobe McDonald could be in line for huge financial rewards with move to Australia
The 18-year-old joins St Kilda as a Category B rookie with expectations soaring after his breakthrough championship season
Mayo’s magnificent quest leaves us wanting more – but who from?
The strength of Mayo’s faith made devotees of us all but now we risk feeling bereft
A week of deep emotions in Ireland: It started with unbridled joy, ended in unvarnished grief
Radio: Arena assesses the late Glen Hansard’s legacy with raw honesty, while Drivetime discusses Mayo’s historic win in novel terms
Frank McNally: A history of the Mayo football famine in 75 moments
Mayo’s 1952 All-Ireland win was followed by quiet years, rain and the county’s closest neighbours rubbing salt in the wound
Mayo defied the trends on goals and two-pointers on way to lifting the Sam Maguire
Mayo’s determination to kick from distance meant they produced a number of statistical quirks centred on orange flags
Mayo’s victory was the greatest sporting occasion I’ll ever attend
This was pure joy, completely non-performative, as the tears hit people in waves
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